You can make an electric fan last longer if you simply lubricate the motor on a regular basis. It can damage the motor by blocking the cooling fan which causes its temperature to raise.
Most Common Ceiling Fan Problems
Electric fan motor sticking. A capacitor may bulge or leak when it is failing. I gave up on that fan but did a quick edit of the video i shot about it anyway. Doing small maintenance on your appliances can extend the life of them by years. If there is a c clip pry it off first. Lubricate a box fan motor step 1 remove the front grill of the fan. This video will explain why.
How to lubricate electric fan motors. Press against the electric fans plug so it securely rests in the power outlet in the wall. Check whether you have oil and it still stuck shaft. You can check this by trying to turn the blade if it doesnt turn or rotate freely you need to replace your shafts and bushings. It can also affect the insulating value of the winding insulation if it settles on the motor windings. Proper steps should be taken to prevent the motors from dirt.
Grasp the blades firmly and lift slowly to remove them. Step 3 apply a. You can purchase a gear puller at most hardware stores. Slide a long thin wooden stick through the fan grate and gently push one of the blades to try to get the fan spinning. Hi haneef oftentimes overheating is caused by worn out shafts and bushing the shaft gets stuck and the motor cant turn it. Dirt is one of the major sources that cause damage to the electric motors.
Gravity can cause the plug to slowly slide out of the outlet because of the weight of the cord. An electric fan is no different. Another cause of failure for fan motors is that the run capacitor deteriorates which causes them to spin slowly or that the thermal fuse fails which turned out to be the cause for the fan below. The pulley is the small piece that looks like a wheel on the end of the shaft. So if the capacitor attached to your fan motor is bad the fan wont start spinning. Step 2 lay the fan down on a flat surface with the exposed face up.
Find the gear shaft which is a metal rod sticking out from 1 of the motors ends. Use the gear pullers claws to grip the pulley then pull it off the shaft. Motor capacitors are usually a cylinder with terminals on top. These may be located in the base of the motor so that outward appearances make it seem the motor has no capacitor. But some capacitors in older motors may also be flat like a short stack of 4 x 6 index cards. Do not use any kind of conductive metal or material to do this.
Heres an easy way to test if the fans capacitor is bad. Fan connection 7 9 wiring. Fans stopped spinning why jammed motor shaft not by lubricating oil.
Gallery of Electric Fan Motor Sticking
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